Here's a different approach (although all the lures listed above will do just fine in the right circumstances...) that I long ago learned works very well for most of the beginners I fish a bit to the south of you (the Everglades coast and interior waters from Flamingo to Chokoloskee...). I set them up with either a bucktail tipped with a tiny bit of shrimp (that bit no bigger than the fingernail on your little finger) or a barbed leadhead with a Gulp tail (99% of the time that tail is either the 4" mullet , basically a curly tail - in pearl white, or a 3" shrimp in New Penny color).
Here's how I rig them - the line on each reel is doubled for about 24" then a short trace of 30 or 40lb fluoro is connected to the doubled line -about another 24" worth (and as the end of the leader gets frayed I cut it back a bit at a time - when the leader is less than 12"... it's replaced...
The size of bucktail or leadhead changes with the depth you're fishing - for less than 4 feet of water it's an 1/8oz head, 4 to 8 feet of water - 1/4 oz head, more than 8 feet of water (or in a strong current...) 3/8 oz...
Here's a pic or two of what I'm talking about...
My basic 1/4 oz backcountry bucktail - An all white head and tail with a bright red collar is the one we use the most.
These bonefish skimmers in 1/5 oz (the only size available) work well when the fish are in such shallow waters that they stick up their tails and wave at you....
These are barbed leadheads for Gulp (or plastic) tails. They come in every color you can imagine - but most of my orders are for white, fl. yellow, fl. pink, and red. The ones shown are the 1/4 oz size - note the sticky sharp black nickel hooks...
Just finished 100 of these in this color today - the heads are powder coated and baked for hardness...
The way we fish them is pretty simple. I want my angler's to have their rod tips up and them reeling -just fast enough to keep from snagging - with an occasional twitch on the retrieve. If there's any current I have them working across it - if at all possible.... When we're working redfish around structure or off of points (particularly when the water is a bit disturbed I simply add a popping cork above the jig (about two feet or a bit more...) then have them work the cork slowly - like it was topwater lure - making some noise now and then....
Works like a charm - day in and day out... Anyone wanting more info with color pics - send me a PM... Every size leadhead is exactly $1, each bucktail $3 (mostly...).